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Table 2 BMI Mean and standard deviation by age and gender for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

From: Prevalence of overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland: results from the North South Survey of Children's Height, Weight and Body Mass Index, 2002

Republic of Ireland

 

Male

Female

Age (Yrs)

N

Mean (Std)

95% CI

N

Mean (Std)

95% CI

4

630

16.7 (1.6)

16.6–16.8

772

16.6 (1.9)

16.5–16.7

5

2474

16.6 (1.6)

16.5–16.7

2278

16.6 (2)

16.5–16.7

6

224

16.8 (2.1)

16.5–17.0

152

16.6 (1.9)

16.3–16.9

7

338

17.1 (2.2)

16.9–17.4

451

17.6 (3)

17.3–17.9

8

1372

17.6 (2.8)

17.5–17.8

1327

17.9 (2.9)

17.7–18.1

9

152

17.9 (3.3)

17.4–18.4

85

18.2 (3.6)

17.4–19

11

327

19.5 (3.4)

19.2–19.9

438

20.3 (3.8)

19.9–20.7

12

1325

19.9 (3.6)

19.7–20.1

1381

20.3 (4)

20.1–20.5

13

206

20.1 (3.5)

19.6–20.6

154

20.9 (3.9)

20.2–21.5

14

608

21.2 (3.7)

20.9–21.5

708

22.1 (3.8)

21.9–22.4

15

1051

21.7 (3.5)

21.5–21.9

935

22.2 (3.8)

21.9–22.4

16

88

21.8 (3.4)

21.1–22.5

73

22.5 (4.4)

21.4–23.5

Northern Ireland

 

Male

Female

Age (Yrs)

N

Mean (Std)

95% CI

N

Mean (Std)

95% CI

4

50

16.7 (1.4)

16.3–17.1

54

16.2 (1.2)

15.9–16.5

5

356

16.6 (1.7)

16.4–16.8

365

16.6 (1.9)

16.4–16.8

8

131

17.1 (1.9)

16.8–17.4

119

18.1 (3.3)

17.5–18.7

11

47

19.3 (2.9)

18.4–20.1

57

20.3 (3.8)

19.3–21.4

12

115

19.7 (3.3)

19.1–20.3

122

20.2 (3.8)

19.5–20.8

13

      

14

108

21.6 (3.8)

20.9–22.4

86

21.1 (3)

20.4–21.7

15

198

21.7 (3.6)

21.2–22.2

231

22.2 (3.6)

21.7–22.6